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Prosecutors in a drunk driving case could not introduce scientific evidence of the defendant's blood alcohol level at the time of his accident that was predicated on the results of a blood test taken more than two hours later, the Nevada Supreme Court has ruled in affirming judgment. The defendant was charged with driving under the influence after he was involved in a two-vehicle collision. A blood test taken more than two hours after the accident indicated a blood alcohol level of .18. The defendant argued that the result was inadmissible under state law because the blood test was taken outside the statutory two- hour window and there wasn't a second blood sample to corroborate that result.
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Prosecutors failed to sufficiently authenticate pages posted on a woman's MySpace account that were introduced to show that she had threatened a witness in a murder case, Maryland's highest court has ruled in reversing a conviction. The defendant was charged with shooting and killing a man at a bar. At trial, prosecutors introduced pages purportedly from the MySpace website of the defendant's girlfriend. The pages included the statement "snitches get stitches," which tended to corroborate the state's contention that the girlfriend had threatened a witness in the murder case.
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A jury in a personal injury case should not have heard evidence that the plaintiff's healthcare providers accepted $40,000 from his insurer in full satisfaction of his $250,000 in medical bills, the Colorado Supreme Court has ruled in granting a new trial. The plaintiff suffered head injuries while making a delivery to a Wal-Mart store. He sued Wal-Mart for negligence. At trial, Wal-Mart was permitted to introduce evidence that, even though the plaintiff had $250,000 in medical bills, his healthcare providers accepted $40,000 from his insurer in full satisfaction of the amount owed.
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A product liability plaintiff could not introduce evidence of previous electrical fires in Ford Windstar vans to show that the car manufacturer failed to adequately warn consumers of the hazard, the Virginia Supreme Court has ruled in affirming judgment. The plaintiff's three-year-old daughter suffered fatal burns when an electrical fire erupted in the passenger compartment of the family's parked 2001 Ford Windstar. The plaintiff sued Ford for wrongful death, asserting claims of negligence and breach of implied warranty.
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Prosecutor defends police searches in Zumba case A York County deputy district attorney seeks the rejection of Mark Strong's motion to have evidence from the searches deemed inadmissible.
